Importance of prospective registries and clinical research networks in the evolution of spinal cord injury care

M Kelly-Hedrik, MM Abd-El-Barr, B Aarabi… - Journal of …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Only 100 years ago, traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) was commonly lethal. Today, most
people who sustain SCI survive with continual efforts to improve their quality of life and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical spine care partnerships between high-income countries and low-and-middle-income countries: A scoping review

H Lin, K Halvorsen, MT Win, M Yancey, N Rbil… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Clinical collaboration between spine professionals in high-income countries
(HICs) and low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) may provide improvements in the …

Cranially directed upper instrumented vertebrae screw angles are associated with proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery

JW Chen, M Longo, H Chanbour, ME LaBarge… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. To evaluate the impact of the upper
instrumented vertebral (UIV) screw angle in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery on:(1) …

Time to surgery in spinal trauma: a meta-analysis of the World's literature comparing high-income countries to low-middle income countries

H Chanbour, JW Chen, SA Ehtesham, C Ivey… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to: 1) compare time from
traumatic spinal injury (TSI) to operating room (OR) in high-income countries (HICs) versus …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimmunology in Africa

W Masocha, R Idro, R Furlan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The history of brain knowledge in our world dates back to the Pharaonic civilization of
ancient Egypt. In the 17 th century BC, the Edwin Smith Papyrus gave the early reference to …

[HTML][HTML] Non-Communicable Neurological Disorders and Neuroinflammation

C Ballerini, AK Njamnshi, SL Juliano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and neurodegenerative diseases represent a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in Africa, as in the rest of the world. Traumatic brain and spinal cord …

Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Thoracic, Thoracolumbar, and Lumbar Spine Trauma in East Africa: A Cohort Study

CA Ikwuegbuenyi, F Waterkeyn, A Okembo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ijssurgery.com
Background Trauma to the thoracic, thoracolumbar (TL), and lumbar spine is common and
can cause disability and neurological deficits. Using a cohort of patients suffering from …

[HTML][HTML] Acute spinal cord injury in Africa: exploring the long-term outcomes and future directions of acute spinal cord injury–short communication

BK Bekele, FB Samuel, F Soufan… - Annals of Medicine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Acute spinal cord injury (ASCI), a key factor behind serious sensory, motor, and autonomic
dysfunctions, holds on as a fundamental cause of morbidity, psychological disturbances …

Clinical spine care partnerships between low-and high-resource countries: A scoping review

H Lin, K Halvorsen, MT Win, M Yancey, N Rbil… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background Clinical collaboration between spine professionals in high-resource (HR) and
low-resource (LR) countries may provide improvements in the accessibility, efficacy, and …

Appraising the Recent Management Gaps for Spinal Cord Injuries in Low-Resource Settings: The Case of Sub-Saharan African Countries

WA Awuah, S Ghosh, FT Adebusoye, J Wellington… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
A spinal cord injury (SCI) may cause loss of function or paresthesia below the site of injury
which may lead to neurological sequelae and unfavorable outcomes such as pressure sores …